Greinke singled twice, drove in a run, stole a base and scored. No wonder he looked to be enjoying himself.

San Antonio has made clear it does not want to give Leonard to another Western Conference team, but the Spurs might have no choice. Leonard’s camp continues to press his insistence that he intends to sign with the Lakers when he hits free agency next summer, putting any other team that wants Leonard into a difficult position — giving up assets for a great player who might, in the end, be a one-year rental.

You can talk about trades at this time of year, the exec said, but if they’re stars, you’ve got to be patient. Look at when the deals for Kyrie and Paul George actually happened.

His offensive feats were impressive, but maybe not that surprising. He leads Arizona pitchers this year with four RBI and four runs, raised his season average to .300, and is now 7 for 7 lifetime in steal attempts.

With Nick Richards’ return, E.J. Montgomery’s commitment and Reid Travis’s graduate transfer, Washington is going to be in a weird spot at Kentucky next season. The 6-7 forward with a 7-3 wingspan may never be asked to play his best position.

In the NBA, In that instance, he could bring some plus value offensively as a mismatch.

Wilkes had a somewhat uninspiring freshman campaign for the Bruins, averaging 18.4 points and 6.6 rebounds per 40 minutes while shooting 35.2 percent from 3-point range.

Walker’s combination of athleticism and shot-making is unique among shooting guards in this class.

Jackson was initially hesitant to work out with the Grizzlies sighting concerns over the direction of the franchise, but according to ESPN, Jackson bought into Memphis.

Players this board is high on relative to consensus:

Jaren Jackson (No. 2) — Jackson holds value as a switchable center who is also an elite rim protector. He is generally thought of as a 3-and-D prospect, but his upside is much higher.

Jackson has an underrated handle, is capable of attacking closeouts and even flashed some passing vision. As an 18-year-old, his freshman season compared statistically, per KenPom, to four starting NBA centers: Myles Turner, Karl-Anthony Towns, Joel Embiid and Steven Adams. Pretty good. That’s a prospect I’m willing to bet on.

Trae Young (No. 4) — Let’s just put this out there now. Trae Young is not Stephen Curry. That’s OK, though.

I wish everyone the best of luck in free agency … Teams and Players. Oh and (bird-finger emoji) to Channing Frye also … just because!

While it appears Jefferson was joking, James has until the end of the week to tell the Cavaliers whether he will opt into the final year of his contract or become an unrestricted free agent.

Greinke became the first pitcher since Bob Gibson in 1969 to have a hit, an RBI and a stolen base in at least two games in a season.

He’s a baseball player, and I don’t say that about a lot of pitchers, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. He probably has a better swing than 70 percent of the guys in the big leagues, and I’m serious about that.

As for pitching, Greinke (8-5) won for the fifth time in his past six starts. He allowed seven hits — all singles — but walked none and benefited from several good defensive plays. The outing matched his longest this year.

RHP Vince Velasquez (5-8, 4.69) takes the mound for the Phillies in the third game of the four-game set on Saturday afternoon. Washington RHP Jeremy Hellickson (2-0, 2.28) is expected to return from the DL. Hellickson has been sidelined since June 4 with a right hamstring strain.Ramos has 4 RBIs as Rays beat Astros, Verlander 5-2

Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (right index finger) has not been able to throw since landing on the 10-day disabled list June 22 and is unlikely to be ready to return when eligible Monday, manager John Gibbons said. … Toronto selected utilityman Darnell Sweeney from Triple-A Buffalo to take the roster spot of OF Steve Pearce, who was traded to Boston on Thursday.

Tigers LHP Matthew Boyd (4-6, 4.15) faces Blue Jays RHP Sam Gaviglio (2-2, 3.98). Boyd is 0-3 with an 8.66 ERA in four career starts at Toronto. Gaviglio is winless in five starts since beating Philadelphia on May 25.Greinke’s hitting and pitching help D-backs beat Marlins 4-0

MIAMI — Zack Greinke grinned as he stepped to the plate in the sixth inning Thursday afternoon, and then swung at the first pitch for another hit.

Boyd held the Blue Jays hitless until Kevin Pillar’s leadoff double in the fifth. Pillar moved to third on a one-out single by Aledmys Diaz and scored on a groundout by Devon Travis before Grichuk hit his tying homer.

He was leaving the ball up just a little too much where they could get the bat head to it, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Boyd allowed three runs and four hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out seven.

With a heat alert in place for Toronto, the retractable roof at Rogers Centre was kept closed. The outdoor temperature was 88 degrees, with high humidity making it feel like 106.

With word that Michael Porter Jr.’s medical reports generated concern around the league, this was a difficult position for Chicago. Carter is a terrific prospect because of the versatility of his offensive game, but his defensive pairing with Lauri Markkanen will be worth keeping an eye on. The former Blue Devil’s average mobility on the perimeter could limit some of the Bulls’ options defending ball screens.

That said, this frontcourt is optimized for basketball’s future on the offensive end.

Sexton rated out as the No. 20 player on our final Big Board, and he goes to Cleveland here. The Alabama point guard fits a position of need for the Cavaliers, but he struggled to create for teammates in college and didn’t flash high-level basketball IQ.

Minnesota’s Eddie Rosario, Bobby Wilson and Max Kepler all left early because of heat illness on a scorching afternoon, and the Cubs beat the Twins 14-9.

Jason Heyward had four of the Cubs’ 20 hits, Ben Zobrist had three RBI and Chicago had a pair of five-run innings. The Cubs rallied from 3-0 and 7-4 deficits and have scored at least 10 runs in three straight games for the first time since April 2003.

Albert Almora Jr. had three hits and drove in two runs as the Cubs won their third in a row. He exited in the fifth after experiencing leg cramps related to dehydration.

Choo matched the streak that the Philadelphia Phillies’ Odubel Herrera put together March 30-May 19.

Honestly, I don’t feel anything special, Choo said afterward. I’m just happy for winning the first game of a three-game series.

Yovani Gallardo (2-0), making his third start since joining Texas on June 17, retired his first 10 batters and allowed all three runs on four hits and one walk in 7 1/3 seven innings. Gallardo struck out seven.

The 32-year-old who grew up in nearby Fort Worth is in his second stint with the Rangers after being released by Milwaukee in March and designated for assignment by Cincinnati in April.

Quietly, Kornet played reasonably well for the Knicks over the past two months of the season. His 39.2 percent shooting is misleading because Kornet took nearly two-thirds of his shots from beyond the arc. His .516 true shooting percentage was much more solid, and Kornet was an above-average shot blocker, as well. So bringing Kornet back on a full NBA contract after he was on a two-way deal last season makes sense.

Signing Kornet to a one-year deal using his non-Bird rights protects New York’s cap space for the summer of 2019, when the Knicks hope to be in the bidding for Kyrie Irving. However, the money is small enough that a multiyear deal might have offered more upside without much additional risk for New York.

A two-year deal for Hezonja, by contrast, would have carried some risk given his higher salary. Nonetheless, signing the former No. 5 overall pick by the Orlando Magic to a one-year deal severely limits the upside for the Knicks if he develops as they hope. New York would then have to re-sign Hezonja using either cap space, the midlevel exception or non-Bird rights that would pay him a maximum of $7.8 million.

Leake allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, his eighth straight start of at least six innings.

Making his first major league start, Jimmy Yacabonis gave up two runs and six hits over four-plus innings for Baltimore. After Yacabonis allowed two straight singles to start the fifth, Jefry Ramirez took over and retired Segura and Mitch Haniger before striking out Cruz.

I thought I did well, Yacabonis said. There were a couple of times where I tried to make my pitches too good instead of just executing. That’s just going to come with fine tuning and experience.

Rookie Lou Trivino induced Yonder Alonso to hit into a game-ending for his third save. Trivino came into the game after the Indians loaded the bases with one out in the ninth off Santiago Casilla on a hit, a walk and a hit batter.

The A’s finally got their offense going at home, where going into Saturday were batting .233 and averaging 3.61 runs per game at the Coliseum. Oakland is hitting .263 and averaging 5.55 runs on the road.

Indians: LHP Tyler Olson (latissimus dorsi strain) threw his first bullpen on Friday and is expected to throw off a mound again on Sunday. … LHP Ryan Merritt (left knee sprain) threw 48 pitches on Friday in a rehab game with Triple-A Columbus. . RHP Carlos Carrasco (right elbow contusion) was expected to throw 65 pitches in a rehab game with Double-A Akron on Saturday.

Oakland broke the game open in the eighth, when they homered twice in a four-run inning. Fowler hit his fifth home run leading off the inning against Dan Otero, and Olson hit a two-run shot off Josh Tomlin, his 18th.

Athletics: 3B Matt Chapman (right thumb contusion) will take BP on Sunday and could be activated for Tuesday’s series opener against San Diego without going on a rehab assignment. Even if we don’t feel like potentially he’s up to speed offensively, he can save some runs out there defensively, Melvin said.

RHP Mike Clevinger (6-3, 3.03 ERA) is 0-1 with a 7.04 ERA in two outings (one start) against Oakland. He’s 2-1 with a 2.07 ERA over his last four starts. RHP Frankie Montas (4-1, 3.68) is 1-1 with a 7.20 ERA over his last three starts.Choo extends on-base streak as Rangers rip White Sox 11-3

Recalled from Triple-A Norfolk before the game, Ramirez threw five innings of three-hit ball in his second big league game.

Baltimore’s Mark Trumbo extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a sixth-inning single. It matches a career high, set with Seattle in 2015. … Davis has two HRs in his last two games and three in seven games since returning from an 8-game hiatus designed to break a season-long skid.

Mariners: 3B Kyle Seager did not start after hurting his toe during a swing Wednesday night, but entered as a pinch hitter in the ninth and stayed in the game.

Orioles: 3B Tim Beckham was given a day off. He had played in three straight games since coming off the DL following core surgery. He feels good. We just want to keep him that way, Showalter said. … CF Adam Jones was also rested. I’ve been looking for a day (off) for him, and today’s the day, Showalter said.

Mariners: LHP Marco Gonzales (7-5, 4.04 ERA) starts against Kansas City on Friday night in the opener of a nine-game homestand.